EXPERIENCE

Crispin Porter+Boguski – Art Direction | Boulder, CO | Sept 2009 – present

Traditional and Interactive Advertising Art Direction for various national brands including; Best Buy, Domino's Pizza, Kraft Foods, and The GAP.

Red Door Interactive – Art Direction | Internship, San Diego, CA | June 2008 – October 2008

Conceived and developed online presence, creative concepts and themes, custom graphic interface, and copy for website redesign.

Present creative and design to client and internal team and strategically work with and guide client from concept through production.

Create and deliver mock-ups, comps, graphic elements, copy, logo design, and Flash elements for implementation of client project.

Pacific Beach Media – Art Direction | Interactive Web Design, San Diego, CA | June 2007 – October 2008

Developed creative concepts, promotional and branding strategies for online interactive campaigns.

Designed and created custom graphical interfaces, graphic elements, copywriting, and print collateral for implementation of campaign.

Worked with internal team and back-end web developer from concept through production.

CLEAN PB – Art Direction | Anti-litter Campaign, San Diego, CA | January 2007 – present

Created concepts, graphics and copy for an integrated anti-litter campaign using design methodologies to solve social and humanitarian problems.

Submitted campaign proposal that was awarded a $12,900.00 implementation grant from the Sappi Paper Company.

Collaborated with local non-profit organizations; the Pacific Beach Town Council, and I Love A Clean San Diego.

Pitched campaign plan to the full Pacific Beach Town Council at a publicly attended assembly meeting for community approval.

Designed and produced brochures, outdoor signage, posters, bar coasters, presentational materials, and interactive elements.

Featured as a case study in the book Designing for the Greater Good, distributed world wide and published by Harper-Collins & Crescent Hill Books.

Escape to Coke Classic – Art Direction | National Scholastic Advertising Competition | October 2006 – April 2007

Conducted Pre-campaign market research to define target market and determine outreach strategies and tactics.

Developed marketing components, themes, and messages for a integrated advertising and new-media campaign.

Created concept artwork, packaging graphics, storyboard and TV Commercial/Viral video.

Finalist in the AAF district 15 National Scholastic Advertising Competition.

Chevy College Ad Challenge – Art Direction | National Superbowl Commercial Competition | December 2006 – January 2007

Created and developed a television commercial concept promoting Chevy’s new lineup of crossover vehicles.

Produced storyboard art, copy and video mock-up for entry into a national competition.

Selected as one of twelve finalist out of 820 entries from over 200 colleges.

Toyota Yaris Debut Challenge  – Creative Director | National Advertising Competition | March 2006 – June 2006

Created slogans, themes, artwork and copy for a ten-day advertising and new-media campaign valued at $35,000.

Designed website with custom graphics, audio, video, flash animation and dynamic content.

Pitched campaign plan to client executives at marketing strategy meeting for client buy-in.

Final presentation awarded second prize from Toyota and Saatchi & Saatchi in a national advertising competition.

Generated more than 1.6 million impressions in a ten-day campaign.

Jeff Hunter Design – Freelance Creative | San Diego, CA | May 2005 – present

Art Direction, Illustration, Concept Art, Logo & Identity, Web Design, Ad design, Poster Design, Brochure, Direct Mail, Packaging.

Clients: Nederlander Productions Inc., Pacific Beach Media, Goodman:Capone, Monday and Associates, iLoveSchools.com, SchoolSupplyDrive.com, Poor Players Theatre Company, Vantage Theatre, Legacy Productions, Missie Moo Apparel, Tres Corazones, PB Rentals, Pro Leisure Mapping Service, Savage Solutions, Dexterity Records, Monterey Home Video.

EDUCATION

GRAPHIC DESIGN - B.S.

THE ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | APRIL 2004 – MARCH 2007

The Art Institute of California-San Diego Outstanding Achievements Award – Winter 2007

Graduated with Double Honors